WO2003081692A3 - Flow field plate - Google Patents

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WO2003081692A3
WO2003081692A3 PCT/GB2003/001146 GB0301146W WO03081692A3 WO 2003081692 A3 WO2003081692 A3 WO 2003081692A3 GB 0301146 W GB0301146 W GB 0301146W WO 03081692 A3 WO03081692 A3 WO 03081692A3
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flow field
field plate
channels
assembly
fuel cell
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PCT/GB2003/001146
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Mark Christopher Turpin
James Charles Boff
Brendan Michael Bilton
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Morgan Crucible Co
Mark Christopher Turpin
James Charles Boff
Brendan Michael Bilton
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Publication of WO2003081692A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003081692A2/en
Publication of WO2003081692A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003081692A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04082—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • H01M8/0265—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant the reactant or coolant channels having varying cross sections
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/06—Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues
    • H01M8/0662—Treatment of gaseous reactants or gaseous residues, e.g. cleaning
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention provides a suspended electrolyte fuel cell flow field plate comprising on at least one face an assembly of channels comprising one or more gas delivery channels, and a plurality of gas diffusion channels connecting thereto.
PCT/GB2003/001146 2002-03-20 2003-03-14 Flow field plate WO2003081692A2 (en)

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GB0206596A GB2387263B (en) 2002-03-20 2002-03-20 Flow field plate
GB0206596.9 2002-03-20

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WO2003081692A3 true WO2003081692A3 (en) 2003-12-04

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WO1994021372A1 (en) * 1993-03-19 1994-09-29 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Integrated chemical processing apparatus and processes for the preparation thereof
JPH1032012A (en) * 1996-07-15 1998-02-03 Fuji Electric Co Ltd Phosphoric acid fuel cell and manufacture thereof
JPH1116590A (en) * 1997-06-26 1999-01-22 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Fuel cell
WO2000026981A2 (en) * 1998-10-29 2000-05-11 3M Innovative Properties Company Microstructured flow fields
WO2000041260A2 (en) * 1998-12-30 2000-07-13 Ballard Power Systems Inc. Fuel cell fluid flow field plate and methods of making fuel cell flow field plates

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US5641586A (en) * 1995-12-06 1997-06-24 The Regents Of The University Of California Office Of Technology Transfer Fuel cell with interdigitated porous flow-field
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WO1994021372A1 (en) * 1993-03-19 1994-09-29 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Integrated chemical processing apparatus and processes for the preparation thereof
JPH1032012A (en) * 1996-07-15 1998-02-03 Fuji Electric Co Ltd Phosphoric acid fuel cell and manufacture thereof
JPH1116590A (en) * 1997-06-26 1999-01-22 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Fuel cell
WO2000026981A2 (en) * 1998-10-29 2000-05-11 3M Innovative Properties Company Microstructured flow fields
WO2000041260A2 (en) * 1998-12-30 2000-07-13 Ballard Power Systems Inc. Fuel cell fluid flow field plate and methods of making fuel cell flow field plates

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 06 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 04 30 April 1999 (1999-04-30) *

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